Chapter 656
About 40 years after fighting the serpent, Shang managed to condense the Impose for his Addum.
‘And with that, my second goal for the Fusion Realm is finished,’ Shang thought as he held his Addum in front of him.Còntens bel0ngs to N?(v)elDr/a/ma.Org
‘Next, | have toprehend the Concept of Subtraction, which will be the most difficult or second most difficult thing I''ll have to
do. Comprehending the Impose for my next weapon will not be as difficult asprehending the Concept of Subtraction.’
‘The God told me thatprehending the Concept of Subtraction should be about as difficult asprehending a Mixed level
two Concept, which is something not every High Mage can achieve. Comprehending a Mixed Concept means that you can also
comprehend a Pure Concept, which means that you would haveprehended two Concepts before bing an Archmage,
making you above-average at least.’
‘As a warrior, | have toprehend something that less than 50% of High Mages canprehend.’
In thest 40 years, Shang had also reached the Late Fusion Realm, which put his mind on the same level as a Late High Mage.
"Maybe | should hunt more Abominations first before trying toprehend the Concept of Subtraction. My mind can still advance
one level.’
‘Additionally, | need to find a way to look at the Concept of Subtraction. For the Concept of Addition, | had the Yellow Sunbreaker,
but | don''t have a fitting beast for the Concept of Subtraction.’
‘| guess | should just ask the Territory Lord. | need to update her regarding my advances anyway."
Shang activated the Magic Circle that isted his castle from the town and activated a tiny secret Magic Circle that created a
hidden connection to the Communication Crystalwork of the Temple of Blood.
Then, Shang activated the Communication Crystal and contacted the Territory Lord.
"Yes?" the voice of the Territory Lord came out of the Communication Crystal.
"| haveprehended my fifth Impose," Shang said.
"What are the results?" the Territory Lord asked.
“As expected, my World Connection has grown more powerful, giving me about 20% more power for all of my other attacks. The
more Imposes | learn and integrate, the more powerful everything bes,” Shang exined.
“And you n to reach the Sixth Realm byprehending another Concept and adding a sixth Impose?" the Territory Lord
asked.
"That''s only preparatory work," Shang said. "After I''veprehended all of that, | want to somehow push everything to the next
level."
“One theoretical way to reach the Sixth Realm is to keep adding Imposes. | think | would only need five to sessfully reach the
Sixth Realm, but | would probably ruin my entire foundation. Adding a sixth Impose would definitely be more powerful, but |
believe that | would still take a step back if | only did that."
"By adding Concepts to my Imposes, | can strengthen them even more. By adding two Imposes and two integrated Concepts, |
believe my rtive Battle-Strength would either remain at my current level or fall just a little bit."
The Territory Lord snorted. "But that''s not your goal, right?"
"Yes," Shang answered. "I''ve used the World Connection to reach the Fifth Realm, something that normal warriors would
comprehend to reach the Sixth Realm. | want to expand on that and theorize a way for a warrior to reach the Seventh Realm and
use that to reach the Sixth Realm. But for that, | need a solid foundation, which is why I''m adding these Imposes and Concepts."
The Territory Lord didn''t say anything for a couple of seconds.
"Quite ambitious," she said after a while. "In fact, if | hadn''t seen youprehend World Connection as a Peak True Path Stage
warrior, | would have called you idiotic and naive."
“But you are no longerpletely free," she added. "The Temple of Blood wants to know if your growth has kept up. You''ve
already been in this privileged position for over 80 years, and we haven''t received even a single warrior yet. The Congregation is
putting pressure on me, asking me for proof that you are growing well.”
Shang knew what the Congregation was.
The Congregation was the ruling body of the Temple of Blood, and the Territory Lord was one of the members of the
Congregation.
"| have obtained proof," Shang said.
"What proof?"
“A corpse of something I''ve killed on my own," Shang answered.
Silence.
"Alright."
Whooom!
Some secondster, a tiny portal appeared in front of Shang, just about ten centimeters tall.
Shang took out a Space Ring and pushed it into the portal, which then closed.
Many kilometers away, beneath the Yellow Sunbreaker, the Territory Lord was looking at a Space Ring in her hand.
She closed her eyes and inspected the inside.
She wasn''t surprised when she saw a gigantic corpse.
Shang was at the Late Fifth Realm, and a Peak Fifth Realm beast wouldn''t be enough.
The bare minimum he needed to show was a strong Peak Archmage, and even that might not be enough.
Of course, this beast was only two levels above Shang, but there was also a Realm gap in these two levels, which could be
counted as another level.
So, in a way, Shang had killed a beast three levels above himself, which should be enough to prove that Shang''s Battle-Strength
wasn''t regressing.
The Territory Lord was satisfied with this corpse.
Shang''s Mana, the wounds caused by his swords, and the deteriorated condition of the corpse also showed that Shang had
been the one fighting.
The Territory Lord looked at the corpse for a bit. It wasn''t very easy to discern what kind of beast it was.
"What kind of beast was this?" she asked.
“A serpent," Shang said.
The Territory Lord raised an eyebrow.
Aserpent?
No serpent was weak.
The Territory Lord looked at the horns to check the Affinity of the serpent, and that''s when she froze.
For several seconds, she just wordlessly looked at the horns.
Dual Affinity.
After five additional seconds, she focused on her Communication Crystal again.
"| need a very detailed rundown of the battle. You should understand that it is very difficult to believe that someone in the Late
Fifth Realm could kill an Initial Ancestral serpent with a Dual Affinity.”
"Sure," Shang answered.
Then, he spoke in detail about his fight. He simply reced his Comet with Ghost Step in the retelling and reced Javelin with
Dusk, but without the ck fire.
“Well done," the Territory Lord said. "I will present this corpse to the Congregation. You don''t need to worry about the payment.
We will pay you way more than this corpse is worth."
"Is there anything in particr you need?" she asked.
"| want something that helps meprehend the Concept of Subtraction," Shang said.
"I''ll look if we got something fitting,” the Territory Lord said. "The next meeting is in three months. | will tell you how much funding
you will receive, and we can decide on something that will help you then."
Shang released a sigh. "Thanks."
"No thanks necessary," the Territory Lord said. "This is a cooperation. We don''t need your words but your actions."
"Sure," Shang answered.
"Good."
Then, the Territory Lord cut the connection.